Day Repeat Day By: Kimmo Factor / gimblll Although I'm a fan of match-three games, that's not what grabbed my attention with Kimmo Lahtinen's (of Barbearian fame) upcoming Day Repeat Day. I could see from the teaser that there was far more going on here than your typical match-match three, and it reminded me of mysterious story-driven games like Simulcra, HoloVista and Circulous, where things aren't what they seem. I was lucky…
Inked By: Somnium Games / Pixmain / Nuverse Limited It's hard not to take notice when you see some screenshots from puzzle adventure, Inked, by Somnium Games. The entire game is made up of ballpoint pen drawings and it's a striking visual effect. I initially thought the art style was mostly a gimmick to stand out -- though a powerful one -- but the game surprised me in many ways. The story…
Inked By: Somnium Games / Pixmain / Nuverse Limited Inked is a puzzle adventure game in which you use different shapes to reach sketches and buttons. There's also freezing and melting mechanics, rolling balls, and much more. It's not a terribly difficult game, but there are some tricky puzzles. So this walkthrough guide should help you if you get stuck on any of them. Feel free to ask for extra help in…
Inked By: Somnium Games / Pixmain / Nuverse Limited Inked is a puzzle adventure game in which you use different shapes to reach sketches and buttons. There's also freezing and melting mechanics, rolling balls, and much more. The trickiest part of the game, though, is finding all the hidden paintings in each chapter. So this walkthrough guide should help you if you're missing any. Feel free to ask for extra help in…
Deadly Secrets on Autumn Drive By: Midnight Adventures Deadly Secrets on Autumn Drive is a point-and-click adventure game for iOS and Android that follows the story of a mother and daughter who moved into a new house with some strange secrets. You need to solve puzzles and reveal hidden passages to unravel the mystery. If you get stuck, this walkthrough guide should help you. Walkthrough: I'll work on a step-by-step guide once…
NUTS - A Surveillance Mystery By: Noodlecake / Joon, Pol, Muuutsch, Char, & Torfi The first thing that sticks out about the squirrel surveillance game, NUTS, is the striking 3D art style made up of only about three different colors at any point. It's so distinctive that I immediately recognize photos from the game even if I just see them out of the corner of my eye. That alone would make it…
Iris.Fall By: NExTStudios Light and shadow are common themes in puzzle games, and for good reason. They're visually interesting and can offer some innovative mechanics if done right. Iris.Fall, which originally released on other platforms in 2018, is the latest iOS game to take advantage of this. Though it doesn't always push itself to its full potential, the visuals are stunning and the puzzles were compelling enough to hold my interest through…
Heaven's Vault By: inkle Heaven's Vault, the archaeological science fiction game from the interactive storytelling masters at inkle, was initially planned for release on iOS. But with no word about it in ages, I decided to play the Nintendo Switch version, the next best thing for me. It's actually the first game in some time now to get me to dust off my Switch and play more than an hour or two…
